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Draw or plan out your dream room. Go to pbteen.com and check out the design studio or go to dressupgames.com and find some cool room design games. You can even use The Sims 2 or The Sims 3! You can also use Minecraft. This should help get your creativity going!

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Clean out your room! Plan with a parent and set a date to go to an orphanage, the salvation army, set up a garage sale (this is a great idea if you don't have money to buy new furniture, or if you need more money) another place where you could drop off your old furniture, games and toys. When cleaning, Put on some fun, upbeat music! This should really help you get going. Set up your stuff into 4 piles: Throw away, Give Away, Keep, Recycle. Start a small area at a time, such as under the bed, then closet, then bookshelf, etc. Have huge garbage bins handy and a hamper/clothing bin for clothes lying around. Also, get rid of dust, dirt and other gross things with feather dusters and pledge. Another cool idea is to pretend you are on a cleaning game show. It may seem weird but you can really get into it, especially if you video tape yourself on a computer or camera!

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Paint! Choose a color that will go with you theme. Start painting now, while your room is empty. It will be much easier. Try choosing light colors to make your room look spacious.

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Go shopping! Okay, this is the fun part! Go to all different stores, from PB teen to salvation army! Here are my favorites: TJMaxx, Pottery Barn Teens, (pbteen.com), Ikea (ikea.com), Wakeupfrankie.com, teensthemes.com. Get basic furniture (white or wood) and use sheets, duvet covers, carpets, tables, chairs, posters/picture frames to express yourself instead, because you can always change these. You could also convince your mom/dad to buy you a poster or painting because you cleaned out your room!

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Have some fun extras! Now, after you got the basic furniture and sheets, time to get the little extras. Go to a variety of unpopular stores, flea markets, donation stores and more to choose items that your friends won't have, and they'll express you!!!

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Set it all up! Make your room look bigger by positioning the long side of a bed against a wall. Group pieces of furniture that have similar uses or that are to be used together in the same area. i.e. Dresser near closet, table near bed, music and books near desk.

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